Green Brier Place » green news http://www.greenbrierplace.com Where Green and Technology Meet! Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Speed Bumps that Generate Electricity http://www.greenbrierplace.com/speed-bumps-that-generate-electricity/ http://www.greenbrierplace.com/speed-bumps-that-generate-electricity/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:15:39 +0000 admin http://www.greenbrierplace.com/?p=37
Well, here’s something that would make speed bumps less annoying. The Motion Powered Speed Bump isn’t your ordinary cement speed bump found near schools, it’s a flat metal plate with long thin pedals on top. As a car passes over it, the pedals turns gears and generates 2,000W of electricity per car.

So, what uses can there be for these speed bumps? Well, a little more research and this speed bumps could be powering street lights. Just imagine how much energy that would save if street lights on a freeway no longer comes from the grid.

Via: Envirogadget

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